Gallery image tags allow cross-site scripting
| gallery-img-tag-xss (23341) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Gallery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by a vulnerability in the Add Image From Web feature. A remote attacker could create a Web page containing malicious embedded script within img tags, which, once the victim loads the image from the page, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.
Platforms Affected:
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 Beta 2
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 Alpha 3
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 Beta 1
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 Beta 3
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 Alpha 1
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 Alpha 4
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 RC 2
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 RC 1
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0 Alpha 2
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0
- Gallery, Gallery 2.0.1
- Gallery, Gallery CVS prior 2005-11-26
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Gallery (2.0.2 or later), available from the Gallery Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Nov 30 2005 - 03:02:33 CST, Gallery 2.x Security Advisory at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0371.html.
- Gallery Download Web site, Gallery 2.0.2 Security Fix Release | Gallery at http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_2.0.2_released.
- Gallery Web site, Gallery - Your Photos on Your Website at http://gallery.menalto.com.
- BID-15614: Gallery Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-4022: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Add Image From Web feature in Gallery 2.0 before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript in an IMG tag.
- OSVDB ID: 21221: Gallery Add Image From Web XSS
- SA17747: Gallery Cross-Site Scripting and Disclosure of Sensitive Information
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-2681: Gallery Directory Traversal and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 30, 2005
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